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Line-up
David McWane, Sean P. Rogan, Steve Foote, Jon Reilly, Paul E. Cuttler, Dan Stoppelman, Ryan O´Connor
Bio
After the 2005 Warped Tour, Boston’s Big D & the Kids Table were ready to record an album of “chilled out, tripped out” dub songs, as frontman Dave McWane describes them. But before they went into the studio they were contacted by SideOneDummy Records, who were drawn to the band’s unique combination of strict DIY work ethic (hundreds of fliers and stickers plastered everywhere at each show on the tour) and debauchery (their infamous series of “Little Bitch” beer-chugging videos became a huge hit amongst bands and crew members), not to mention their dynamic take on ska music and the fervent cult following they had amassed over their decade-long career. “SideOne called us up and said, ‘You need to do a ska record. You need to do the record that ska needs,’ ” explains McWane. “So we decided to do it, and it’s awesome.”
Strictly Rude, the band’s SideOneDummy debut, which was produced by Mighty Mighty BossTones bassist and fellow Bostonian Joe Gittleman, is the product of a focused and hardworking band confident in their ability to lead ska’s next resurgence. Airtight and bird-flu infectious, the songs are the result of a solid year of writing and practicing for hours each day that they weren’t on the road. Members quit their jobs and couch surfed in order to put everything they had into their music.
From the catchy, dancy album opener “Steady Riot,” a song reminiscent of …And Out Come the Wolves-era Rancid, to the ominous minor-key creepiness of “Snake Bite” to the slower, sunny “Shining On,” which wouldn’t sound out of place on a Lily Allen record, you get the idea that this might just be the record that ska needs — an album that’s as sophisticated as it is pleasing, as adventurous as it is fun. Most importantly, it’s a deeply candid effort that was shaped by an incalculable amount of effort, energy, thought, and love. “We’re talking about the normal life of a musician and his surroundings and the great artists around him that might not have the opportunity to get out,” says McWane. “It’s a very honest record.”
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BIG D KIDS TABLE
Strictly Rude
Listen to: Noise Complaint
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